Z-06

No ATS-V unveil?

I prefer designers to be more innovative and radical with coupes. CTS coupe was beautiful, this one is decent. GM really needs to put the 3.6 in the pasture for a force induced 6.

HB Man. I hope you had fun.

Yes, simplicity well done. Good job. One thing - I prefer a little darker background. Drew any plans to have one as an option?

Not a BMW, fortunately.

Older trucks Southern states are usually better kept than anything from the north, unless they were garage kings. I see a lot of pristine ones here in C-FL standing besides a double wide - possibly more worth than the dwelling.

The reason I ask is because if oil change is covered by vechicle's warranty and is free to the user/owner, then technically speaking, removing oil for testing may be considered something done beyond his scope of routine vehicular check and maintenance.

Excellent recommendations. Again to be safe than sorry - taking oil samples does not void warranty, right?

Don't restrict your calorie intake to almost 60%, your body will enter starvation mode. Work out with that - possibly 2 hours of heavy Kung Fu .

D and D thank you. This is a certain step in the right direction. DD can we talk on phone tonight? Regarding my second question, does normal wear and tear of engine show any sludge-like material?

Will this void the warranty? No codes (see above) and no management software.

Without voiding the warranty, what is the best way to check whether the engine is healthy, if no codes come back on the OBDII? Also, if there are signs of extremely fine sludge buildup (consistency of a clayey substance instead of a sandy material) at the bottom of the oil pan/sump is that considered normal wear and tear or initial stages of a bigger problem?

With coupes you can be daring. I like this one, different than vanilla products you see from Germans.

I understand that. But why is the ZL-1 not the 75K car with carbon panels and brakes, whereas the Z/28 is simply the LS7 powered version of the SS at 45~50? Why all the expensive bits on the car with the second tier engine? Regardless of how you cut it, breaking the positioning of the Camaro as a cheaper, less expensive sports coupe than a Corvette, then making the most expensive version of the Camaro have 75 hp less than the 2nd tier car selling for $25K less simply doesn't compute for people open to considering a Camaro, a Corvette or both. LS7 is about ~$3,500 more than a LSA. LSA does not feature titanium heads, dry sump, and other racing related hardware that LS7 or LS9 has. So it is not a second tier engine to a LSA when it comes to the guts. With the above logic (underlined), we can say that ZL1 is simply a supercharger bolted on SS' LS3. And there is no engineering effort because third parties have proved that zeta and LS are capable of handling horsepowers with that bolt on FI. So the basic problem is that it is a "Camaro" and it costs more than a more powerful engine car. Let us compare with the ZL1 shall we? Engine price difference ~$3,500, carbon ceramic brakes ~$10,000, carbon fiber and other modifications ~$5,000. Total ~$18,500. Which is a fair delta from the starting price of $56,000 of the ZL1. And there is going to be an M2, and yet the M235i racing car is going to cost more than a M4 with about 100 hp less. For cars with big engines, there is no need for FI in racing as one less part to worry about for breaking down. Your many a posts have supported that argument to go bigger for fuel economy and horsepower instead of adding a FI. The guts doesn't matter, output does. BTW, the LS7 does not have titanium heads. Nothing does really. The LS7 has titanium intake valves. In the Z06 it also has titanium-alloy exhaust mufflers. Yes, it has stock titanium intake valves and connecting rods, not heads. Aftermarket titanium heads do exist. C6 Z-06 does not have titanium exhaust mufflers, those are ZR1 specials. C5 Z06 had the titanium mufflers. Well if guts don't matter then all your stoichiometric analyses on different engine types you have presented so far just went to dust with that SMKesque blanket statement.

I fail to understand how the S class coupe is going to increase the sales number healthily when the current CL class that it will replace has hardly been able to crack 4 digit sales in the last two years. Please enlighten me. CL class forms 3 to 6% of S class volume.

I understand that. But why is the ZL-1 not the 75K car with carbon panels and brakes, whereas the Z/28 is simply the LS7 powered version of the SS at 45~50? Why all the expensive bits on the car with the second tier engine? Regardless of how you cut it, breaking the positioning of the Camaro as a cheaper, less expensive sports coupe than a Corvette, then making the most expensive version of the Camaro have 75 hp less than the 2nd tier car selling for $25K less simply doesn't compute for people open to considering a Camaro, a Corvette or both. LS7 is about ~$3,500 more than a LSA. LSA does not feature titanium heads, dry sump, and other racing related hardware that LS7 or LS9 has. So it is not a second tier engine to a LSA when it comes to the guts. With the above logic (underlined), we can say that ZL1 is simply a supercharger bolted on SS' LS3. And there is no engineering effort because third parties have proved that zeta and LS are capable of handling horsepowers with that bolt on FI. So the basic problem is that it is a "Camaro" and it costs more than a more powerful engine car. Let us compare with the ZL1 shall we? Engine price difference ~$3,500, carbon ceramic brakes ~$10,000, carbon fiber and other modifications ~$5,000. Total ~$18,500. Which is a fair delta from the starting price of $56,000 of the ZL1. And there is going to be an M2, and yet the M235i racing car is going to cost more than a M4 with about 100 hp less. For cars with big engines, there is no need for FI in racing as one less part to worry about for breaking down. Your many a posts have supported that argument to go bigger for fuel economy and horsepower instead of adding a FI.

More like nearly a $40k markup over an SS2 (which starts at $37350). Pretty pricey. I know these kind of massive markups and pricey options are SOP with BMW and Porsche, it's just strange to see Chevy trying to play in that arena w the Camaro.. Why I compared over SS2 LE? Because it is one step above SS when it comes to racing pedigree. That car was less than 1.5 seconds off the ZL1 over the VIR. And the cost differential over the SS2 does not refute my statement of the price being right. Mid-grade race Blistein shocks cost close to $5,000 on BMWs. LE package is $4,000 option. And another intrinsic costs - cost of engineering the car, cost of manufacturer's full warranty, cost of testing - they have to be recuperated somewhere. Z06 cost is shared with C6R and C7R, this car is blessed with no development cost sharing. ELR may be a markup but this is not. Yes, people will race these just like they race the Z06. I do not foresee these to be wholesale garage queens.

There is a difference between a sports car and a race car. This car is in the race car territory with closest street legal offering from a OEM aka a BMW CSL and MB Black Series. It actually runs faster on the Ring than many famed Porsches, BMWs, MB Black Series and Lamborghinis and even its more powerful brother ZL1. That is an accomplishment. Let us look at the hardware: LS7 ~$9K difference over LS2, Carbon Ceramic brakes ~$10k, carbon fiber ~$5k. That itself justifies over $25k over a SS2 LE. Other improvements such as light weight wheels, suspension modifications and under body aerodynamics I did not include since I assumed them a wash with the loss of creature comforts in this car (although lopsided in the favor of former). As far as being just a Camaro, the ratio of a base C Class (the 4 cylinder ones sold in EU) and a C Black series is more outrageous than this. People don't get how expensive is a race car to make. Just because it shares the engine with the Z06, the actual hardware equivalent of a Z06 is the one with Carbon Edition or with the Performance package, which costs another $20K over the base one. That car is then in the $100k bracket. Race hardware does not come cheap, people. A M235i race car with puny 333hp (huge 10hp increase over standard M235i) is going to cost twice as much as the 235i. It does not have ceramic brakes, nor carbon fiber nor a vastly superior engine.

There is a balance between safety, freedom and common sense. Unfortunately paranoia overrules those features for a pseudo equilibrium modern society seeks.

Now that's a beautiful color.

I am for the idea. The dedicated sub, sub brand name like Black Series or CSL, however, has limited cachet with not much appeal like AMG or M does. Cadillac already has the Platinum edition for the luxury side of the game. For Cadillac to get into supercar territory, it needs a Corvette based GT car, period. For getting the luxury side, I think in the second generation of a S-Class competitor, it should pull enough weight to be a formidable player. Cadillac at least in US seems to gain some focus and right direction.

Another way to not to give money back to the investors. VW strategy is going to hurt it in long term. Too much grandiose plan in an ultra competitive field.

More generous use of carbon fiber, more tune, additional aerodynamics, extra weight savings and a rear-load of additional cash from the customers.

BRZ Baja is better.